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Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms Beginning of 7,000 Layoffs This Week, with Three Rounds of Cuts Expected Before Summer

Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that the company will begin its first of three rounds of layoffs this week. The media conglomerate is looking to reduce its workforce by approximately 7,000 employees, Deadline is reporting. The executive sent a memo to Disney’s employees today, in which he confirmed that the company is moving forward…

Karen Benardello

March 27, 2023

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Bob Iger Returns as Disney CEO, Replacing Bob Chapek

The Mouseketeers are marching to a new drummer—actually an old one—with the return of Bob Iger as helm of the entertainment giant. The Walt Disney Company announced that Iger would be replacing Bob Chapek immediately. Chapek had replaced Iger as CEO of the company a scant two years ago. In a statement issued on Sunday…

Edward Moran

November 21, 2022

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Scrub : Exclusive interview with Actresses Amanda Morrow & Layla Mohammadi

©Courtesy of Disney Plus Scrub : JD and Turk scrub in together for the first time in a long time: Medicine has changed; interns have changed; but their bromance has stood the test of time. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way. The…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

February 20, 2026

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Searchlight to Release New Film by Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring Eddie Redmayne

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers Searchlight Pictures is working with Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda on a yet-unnamed English-language film that will star the British actor Eddie Redmayne. Kore-eda will write the script, to be produced by Redmayne in collaboration with Jonathan King and Ash Sarohia. Over a three-decade career, Kore-eda has created an impressive body of…

Edward Moran

February 19, 2026

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Toy Story 5 | Official Trailer | In Theaters June 19

©Courtesy of Disney/Pixar An all-new trailer and poster for Disney and Pixar’s highly anticipated upcoming animated adventure “Toy Story 5” debut today. The toys are back and this time, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs are challenged when they come face-to-face with Lilypad (voice of Greta Lee), a brand-new tablet…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

February 19, 2026

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Is Crime 101 Worth Watching? Chris Hemsworth Heist Movie Reviewed

©Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

February 19, 2026

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms Beginning of 7,000 Layoffs This Week, with Three Rounds of Cuts Expected Before Summer

Bob Iger Returns as Disney CEO, Replacing Bob Chapek